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• High Blood Pressure While Pregnant Linked to Poorer Memory Years Later

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• High Viral Loads Make Kids 'Silent Spreaders' of COVID-19

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• Home Alone: Will Pandemic's Changes Harm Kids' Mental Health Long-Term?

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• Homeless More Likely to Die After Heart Attack

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• How Do Your Work Relationships Affect Burnout?

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• How 'Stranger Things' Widened Awareness of a Rare Disorder

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• How the Pandemic Is Changing Summer Camp

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• How to Keep Housebound Kids Busy During a Pandemic

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• HPV Shots: Safe and Effective, But Many Parents Still Hesitate

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• If Mom-to-Be Lives Near Airport, Odds for Preemie Birth Rise

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• Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity

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• Involved Dads Make a Difference for Disadvantaged Teens

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• Is Your Home Workstation Hurting You?

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• 'Kangaroo Care' Has Big Health Benefits For Preemies

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• Kangaroo Care Reduces Infant Deaths

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• Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study

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• Laughter As Medicine: Clowns Help Hospitalized Kids Cope

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• Lockdowns Can Widen Kids' Waistlines – Here's How to Curb That

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• Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds

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• Lost Pregnancies, Diabetes May Be Linked

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• Loving Family May Lower Future Depression Risk in Kids

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• Lung Diseases on the Rise Worldwide

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• Many Health Care Workers Who Have Coronavirus Don't Have Symptoms: Study

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• Menopause Can Make Workplace Tougher for Women: Study

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• Mom's Depression Can Lead to Behavior Problems in Kids

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• Moms' Obesity May Affect Fetal Brain Development

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• Mom-to-Be's Flu Shot Doesn't Raise Autism Risk

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• Money Not a Good Measure of Your Self-Worth

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• Pandemic Hits Primary Care Practices Hard Across the U.S.: Study

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• Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households

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• Pandemic Lockdown Increases Child Abuse Risk

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• Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes

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• Pandemic Silver Lining: Steep Drop in Kids' Fractures

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• Parents' Age Key to Whether Kids Get Vaccinated Against COVID, Study Finds

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• Parents Often in the Dark When Kids Take Up Vaping

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• Parents, Don't Worry if Baby's Sleep Is Erratic

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• Parents, Grandparents to Blame for Many Child Drug Poisonings, CDC Warns

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• Pot Use in Pregnancy Could Mean Sleepless Kids

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• Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5

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• Pregnancy May Delay MS

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• Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus

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• Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus

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• Proposed Cuts in U.S. Food and Health Aid Would Hurt Families

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• 'Psychological Distress' Has Tripled in U.S. During Pandemic, Survey Shows

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• Raising a Child With ADHD Can Test a Parent

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• Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health

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• Screen Time for Tiniest Tots Linked to Autism-Like Symptoms

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